Housing in B49 5QT
What the homes in B49 5QT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Alcester
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
B49 5QTAlcester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.9%). Flats make up 17.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.1% of households in the B49 5QT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 39.7% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented7.7%20.5%
- Social rented32.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.9%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Stratford-on-Avon
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Stratford-on-Avon (August 2026, +6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B49 5QT (Alcester) (about 1,521 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.